SEATTLE, Washington: The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first city in the United States to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.
People react during a crowded public hearing in the Seattle City Council chambers regarding an ordinance to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. AP PHOTO
SEATTLE, Washington: The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first city in the United States to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.